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Single, Duel, triple stage cannulas used for?

Anything where you don't need to go on the right side of the heart. I.e. repairing tricuspid valve pulmonary valve. It sits in the RA. If you used it in this case you would have nothing but air bc the RA is wide open

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In coronaries, dissection, aortic valve require what type of cannulation?

Single, Duel, triple stage (all of these are on left side of the heart)

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Bicaval cannulation is used when?

When working on right side of the heart or if moving heart a lot like a mitral valve replacement they may use it to get better return

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Axillary cannulation used when?

When problem suspected with aorta/aortic root

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Arterial you don't want more than a _____mm gradient between line pressure and patient pressure at a flow of ___ L/Min

100mm5 L(look at a graph)

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Why is IVC bigger than SVC?

More return coming back from lower extremities

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Gravity matters in venous system in determining what size cannula T/F?